Pancreatic cancer survival is possible.
Pancreatic cancer often gets in the spotlight. Many celebrities, from Alex Trebek to Steve Jobs died from it. Here at UVA Health, our own cancer center bears the name of a Virginia state senator who died of pancreatic cancer: Emily Couric.
But more and more, people are overcoming odds. At UVA Health, we have a clinic dedicated to watching high-risk patients. If we find it early enough, we can remove pancreatic cancer. We can cure it before it even becomes cancer.
Here, we’ve collected stories of pancreatic cancer survival that will inspire you. You’ll also find resources and information to help you make the best healthcare choices possible.
Facing pancreatic cancer can feel like a lonely, hard journey. But it doesn’t have to be.
Pancreatic cancer screening can help catch the disease earlier, improving survival rates. At UVA Health, we can assess your risk for pancreatic cancer. See how we can help.
Find out what she loves about her job and the advice she lives by.
Learn the personal reason he's dedicated his career to helping people with cancer.
Learn how adding the MR-linac radiation therapy tech to our cancer-fighting tools will help us treat pancreatic cancer.
Read his 5 guiding principles for patient care and what he wishes people knew about pancreatic cancer.
After retiring from coaching, Debbie Ryan is using her unrelenting drive to fight pancreatic cancer and improve healthcare. Read her story and get tips about probiotics, high-intensity interval training & more in our family health magazine.
Alex Trebek's chances with stage 4 pancreatic cancer aren't good. But UVA has hope in the form of precision medicine & early detection. Todd Bauer, MD, explains.
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It’s not every day you get to meet a living legend. On the eve of November, National Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month, that’s what I got to do — talk to one of the very, very few people alive who has survived pancreatic cancer. She also happens to be Debbie Ryan,…
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